CARSON, Julia May, (grandmother of André Carson) a Representative from Indiana;
born Julia May Porter in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 8, 1938;
graduated from Crispus Attucks High School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1955; attended
Martin University, Indianapolis, Ind., and Indiana University-Purdue
University, Fort Wayne, Ind.; secretary, United Auto Workers, Local #550; staff
assistant, United States Representative Andrew Jacobs, Jr., of Indiana,
1965-1972; member of the Indiana state house of representatives, 1972-1976;
member of the Indiana state senate, 1976-1990; Indianapolis, Ind., center
township trustee, 1990-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and
to the five succeeding Congresses, served until her death on December 15, 2007
(January 3, 1997-December 15, 2007); died on December 15, 2007, in
Indianapolis, Ind.; lay in state in Indiana state capitol in Indianapolis,
December 21, 2007.

Bibliography

Julia May Carson in
Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the
direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History
& Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government
Printing Office, 2008.